We left off Chapter 6 right before discussing the laying out of the fleece. Gideon, who now has the nickname Jerubbaal after destroying the altar of Baal and the surrounding grove, blew a trumpet to marshal the Israelites in the surrounding region. All along, we see God gently guiding Gideon…
Some people have the day off in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Civil rights in the US came at a cost. In the case of MLK, it came at the cost of his life, unfortunately. There is another individual who died for freedom, though, and that person was…
24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the…
I’ve been watching some of the original Dr Who episodes with William Hartnell. It’s sort of geeky, I suppose, but they were quite something for an old black and white series. I recently finished the episode on the Sensorites. They were a race of beings who had made contact with…
Some of you realize that I think about rainbows a lot. In fact, we will revisit one famous rainbow story in the near future. For now, I want to focus on a different one. Last Friday, there were a lot of storms. Feeling a bit down, I prayed to see…
I heard a radio preacher speaking the other day about Jonathan, son of Saul and friend of David. Specifically, it was 1Sa 14, where Jonathan and his armor bearer went into the garrison of the Philistines. I suspected that I might blog about this today. After yesterday’s sermon, I knew…
In looking at the example of ancient Israel, one cannot dutifully discuss the wars they fought without considering the mindset of the Israelites themselves. As we have already seen in this series, God brought them out of Egypt without them having to lift a finger to fight. Most likely, He…
Genealogies. Instructions for putting together the Tabernacle. Instructions for building the Temple. Tedious detail. Boring, right? Why such detail for these items, yet why, oh why, can’t God just tell me what to do tomorrow? Next week? Next year? When will such-and-such trial end? When will I at least have…
I readily admit that I can easily suffer from discouragement. It sometimes seems that life’s problems just continue to rise up without resolution. Like flooding rivers, we can put up temporary barriers to keep the water at bay, but at times they seem to threaten to overflow and break down…